Asgaran City

Asgaran is the name of a city in Tiran and Kroon in Isfahan Province. There is no historical evidence to indicate the city dates from the pre-Islamic era but regarding the finds of graves in the village of Gonahran Kroon which resemble those in the Parthian era, it at least dates from the same era.
Also, there is a spring ,nearby the pilgrim site of Ahmad Reza, whose water is highly-respected and precious among the locals. Some researchers believe that the site was a place to worship water and after the rise of Islam it turned into a holy pilgrim site. Even the name of the city is derived from the Pahlavi word, Askar, which according to the Persian mythology means where soldiers gathered together.
Apparently, the first time in the 3rd century AH,9th AD, Ibn Khordadbeh and Ibn Faghih have considered Kroon as the village of Isfahan where furnaces existed, without giving reports of its status.
Samani, 6th century AH, 12th AD, and Yaghout , 7th century AH, have talked of a village named Kroon as a district in Isfahan.
In the Ghajar era, Kroon was where the blocks in Isfahan existed and included two parts of Oliya and Sofla. The whole area was about 4 by 12 Farsakh, a Persian unit of distance equal to about 4 miles.
At the time, agricultural activities was booming in the area and produces such as wheat, barley, poppy and grapes were grown .
The water for agricultural purposes was supplied through the canal and Zayandeh Rud as well as Morghab rivers. There were famous hamlets like Kroon, Dehagh, Alavi, and Hosni.
Tirana and Asgaran were also the hamlets in Sofla Kroon.
According to most researchers, the region was a center for early settlements of warrant Arab families who stayed within the green lush valleys around Isfahan after their attack to Iran.
One of their main tribes was Tayyem.
Tiran and Kroon was a favorite summer quarter for government officials in the past. Masood Mirza Zil Alsoltan who lived there over 30 years mentions the hunting areas in Tiran and Kroon and praises its pleasant weather in his book, Tarikh Masoodi.
Ali Naderi, the footballs and captain of the national beach football team was born in the village of Hossein Abad in Kroon and still lives there. Asgaran has ISP facilities.
Natural Geography
The city is located at the longitude of 51°, 09 ' and the latitude of 32°, 42'. It lies at an altitude of 1640 above sea level.
The city covers an area of almost 1,300 square km and lies in the West of the city of Isfahan, 80 km from it. It neighbors the cities of Faridan and Chadegan and the province of Chahar Mahal Bakhtiyari.
Since it is located on the road from Isfahan to Khozestan, it is flourishing.
The only river flowing in the region is Morghab, originating at Dalan Kuh and after a path of about 100 km , it meets Zayandeh Rud River. It has caused the vegetation to grow better and as a result, plants like camel's thorn, acanthus, shallot, inverted tulips, etc.are in abundance.
The city lies in a mountainous area and offers many natural highlights, such as Shahi springs and Kurd Oliya Waterfall. The mountain of Dalan Kuh in the southwest of the city as well as springs, fields, and hills have turned the place to an striking tourism resort.
Also of note are the inverted tulips field which is quite amazing.
The ski resort with thick layer of snow on the slopes of the mountain relieves many winter sports enthusiasts.
The city might not be important in history but its natural attractions were the main reasons to draw the rulers to enjoy the divine blessings in the place.
Among its historic sites are the shrines of Imamzadeh Baba Langar, and Imamzadeh Sayyed Sara Aldin Fazl, one of the descendants of Imam Reza PBUH.
The residents speak in Persian but with a dialect which is a little different from the Isfahani 's.